In Pedy's vague memory...

A long time ago, perhaps just crossed into this world, or perhaps even more ago, in his last vague life, he also thought about achieving something great.

In the first few months of his coming into this world, he fantasized about what he would do when he grew up almost every night before he went to bed, fantasizing about being the savior who saved the world.

However, his thoughts were slowly dissipated in the luxurious life of the nobles of the imperial capital later.

Perhaps because of the relationship between the second son, his father, the old Duke Nick, did not ask him to learn anything, and even the paladin training was requested by Pedi himself. Later, while studying the Holy Power, he slowly became obsessed with the occult, such as the existence of gods and ancient legends recorded by the elves.

During that time, he was like a scholar, dedicating himself to deducing the secrets of this world,

And very obsessive!

Thanks to the good social environment of the family, he can do whatever he wants before the age of seventeen, and he can have whatever he wants.

In short, during that time, he was obsessed with finding out how this world was different from the last.

In the process, he has accumulated countless knowledge, bizarre travel and exploration of holy power, giving him a unique understanding of the world that is completely different from others.

When he completed his paladin training, Pedi had planned to join the Grace Academy to continue his studies, but the University of Grace rejected his application for admission, and Old Duke Nick did not agree to his request to intercede with the University of Grace, but instead let him enter the Imperial Guard.

A few months ago, on the Duke's deathbed, Pedi asked him if his plans had started at that time.

Duke Nick shook his head and replied: "My plan was earlier than that, but you were not in my plan, you could have done what you liked like like Phyllis.

Pedi will be skeptical of such an answer,

I don't know when he will be skeptical of everyone's answers!

It was his instinctive reaction...

He hated this reaction from the bottom of his heart, but at the same time he enjoyed the pleasure of doubt and inquiry!

Before going to bed one day, Eileen Phile asked Pedi: Do you like the way you live?

Peddy was silent for a while and then replied, "I like my old life!"

It's not that he's hypocritical, it's a fact.

carefree and affluent, can do whatever you like,

Who doesn't love a life like this?

Isn't everyone running for this kind of life all their lives?

And Pedi has had this life from the beginning,

He loves that life too!

So, apart from the time when he first came into the world in ignorance, he had no interest in inheriting the power of the Reagan family. In other words, the descendants of a large part of the true nobility of the empire would have taken the initiative to compete for the power of the family if it were not for their own responsibility.

Even many nobles who had inherited the authority of the family were not interested in family affairs at all. The decline of the traditional aristocracy of the old empire was in large part due to the fact that the descendants of the nobility lost the motivation to continue to forge ahead because of the luxurious life of the aristocracy.

Pedi was one of these people before,

He never thought that he would ascend to the throne, nor did he think that someone would kneel respectfully before him and humbly call him "Your Majesty".

And now, his ears are almost full of sycophants and flattery, and countless people have knelt at his feet, prostrate themselves and call him "Your Majesty"!

Today, in the halls of the Kavalburg Castle, all show their most humble side in order to guarantee the greatest respect for the king.

Today, in this ancient hall, most of the intelligent races of the Elan Continent are gathered, orcs, elves, werewolves, goblins, dwarves and so on. No matter what these people were thinking in their hearts, in this coercive hall, these people could only prostrate at Pedi's feet and respectfully call "Your Majesty".

Today, they gathered here to celebrate the first New Year of the Kingdom of Cruria, and to offer their country's heartfelt blessings to the young King Pedi Reagan.

Today, Pedi's mood was running high, he frequently raised his glass to a full drink, and he was drunk for the first time.

Not only him, but many of the nobles of the kingdom, including the Prime Minister, Marquis Daisily Pombo, were drunk and unconscious early.

At ten o'clock in the evening, for safety reasons, Eileen Phil watched the drunken group of kingdom nobles, ministers, and envoys of various countries in the castle hall, and ended this year's bonfire party two hours early.

The only member of the Cabinet who kept a clear head, the War Chancellor, Sira Marne, personally supervised the joint enforcement of the police and the Castle Knights' Guard by order of Eilefeld to ensure the safety of the banquet guests.

An hour later,

At eleven o'clock in the evening, all the guests had left the castle.

In the small garden in the back garden of the castle, after a comfortable bath, Pedi changed into his pajamas, and was about to go to bed after drinking the sobering soup brought by Eileenfield, when the lady of the dormitory suddenly reported that the secretary of the kingdom, Knight Otwood, had asked to see him in the hall downstairs.

"This year is New Year, my dear. Erin Phil frowned, not wanting Pedi to bother with the kingdom's affairs anymore.

"Yes, everyone knows that today is the New Year, and of course my ministers do. Pedi gently held his wife's hand, "I am the king of this country... I swear I'll be back in two hours at most. He tried to explain something, but seeing his wife's increasingly unhappy expression, he immediately swallowed the explanation back into his stomach and promised, "At the latest, I will definitely be back." ”

Women are sometimes weird, and there are things that they won't listen to even if you explain them clearly, but if you swear and promise, they will immediately change their attitude.

No, Erin Phil blinked after hearing Pedy's assurance, although her face was still a little reluctant, but it was obvious that there was a little relief, "The king in the knights doesn't have to do anything every day, his prime minister and ministers will help him with all the affairs of state." ”

"I thought so a long time ago, because our Emperor Laubert is such a person... He drank and enjoyed almost every day, and his mistresses and illegitimate children were spread throughout the empire. Pedi shrugged, "But it only took him six years to eat up his empire." ”

"Then you think your kingdom will be enough for you for a few years?" Irene Phier deliberately put on a serious face, "Also, are you implying that you will have many illegitimate children?"

Pei Di couldn't help but laugh out loud when he looked at his wife's appearance at this moment, he attached himself and kissed his wife's lips and said, "It's enough for you to eat for a lifetime!"

The castle maid changed Pedi into a king's dress between the two of them, and as Pedi spoke, she held a fine rapier and intended to buckle it around Pedi's waist.

"I don't need this one..."Pedi rejected the 'pretty' looking saber.

Erin Phier chuckled under her breath and took the sword from the maid's hand and clasped it on her belt under Pedy's helpless gaze, "They say this is the only way to show your majesty. ”

Peddy moved his wrist and said, "I need more comfort... Maybe you should let the designers wear something like this themselves. "The regular clothes he wears now are more like military dresses, with a high collar and stiff cuffs, and it looks like a person is embedded in his clothes, and even his arms are a little difficult to move.

Erin Phier covered her mouth and smiled, "I'll try to communicate with those hostesses." ”

"Alright, dear, I'll have to get out of here for a while. Pedi leaned sideways to look at his new clothes in the mirror, then kissed his wife goodbye and said, "See you later." ”

"See you in a moment, dear. ”

...

The corridors of the castle are brightly lit,

It's just the residual smell of alcohol after the carnival, and a strange smell of barbecue that is a little disgusting in the air.

Blowing the cold winter wind, Pedi walked to the inner hall office, escorted by a group of knights. By the time he walked to the door of the hall, he had already woken up most of the time.

Outside the office in the inner hall, Baron Hanina, Sir Sir Syrah-Marne, and the old orc Morinda Morinda had been waiting in the lounge at the door for a long time. When the three of them followed Pedi into the office, Baron Hanina, who was in charge of intelligence work, immediately said: "The latest news, Shikan-Silveraxe has officially declared war on it at two o'clock this afternoon because the Klan City Alliance refuses to return the Klan Territory!"

Pedi paused as he rummaged through the drawers of his desk for cigars, and as he took out the cigars and began to dispense, the old orc Morinda said, "This is the stone can-silver axe, he only looks ahead... He wouldn't even consider whether the orc tribe would be able to withstand another war after the Civil War ended. ”

"Is it from within the orcs, or is it from Crane City?" said Pedy, expertly cutting his cigar and lighting it, "Hmm... I drank a little too much wine just now, and I had a terrible headache..."He patted his forehead lightly and whispered, "Although the more chaotic the city is, the better, but the premise is to ensure that we don't fall into it ourselves." ”

"The official announcement of Shikan-Silver Axe may have been sent to the Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it should arrive very late. Hanina continued, "The news came from the city of Klan and was confirmed through the Kingdom of Baru and the orcs. ”

Pedi nodded, looking at Morinda and Sira Marne, "What is your opinion? for Shikan-Silveraxe or against?"

Morinda smoked his cigar and said indistinctly: "The establishment of the Klan City Alliance means that some kind of agreement has been reached between the Duchy of Rigrock, the Duchy of Twak, the Kingdom of Elves, the Duchy of Suluk, and the Kingdom of Misha of the Werewolf. He and Sheila Marne looked at each other, "That is, if we agree to go to war against the Klan Alliance in the name of the Circle of Alliances, it will be equivalent to declaring war on these five nations at the same time... However, we have only just signed a trade agreement with the Kingdom of Misha and the Twak Territory..."

"I think I can fight. Sira Marne interrupted the old orc: "I believe that even if we fight this war in the name of the Alliance Circle, the werewolves and Twak Lords will not break with us, the Principality of Suluk will not dare to start a war with us rashly, and the Elven Kingdom and the City-State Alliance will not send troops to fight an expeditionary war with us. ”

"Elves," Pedi whispered, "what the hell have elves been doing lately?"

"I don't know, there is no news of elves even in Felder Territory now. Baron Hannina frowned, "After the dissolution of the empire was announced, all the high-ranking elves returned to the Naren Forest... Even during the later attack and defense of Crane City, no official order was issued from the elven higher-ups. ”

"The elves have always been mysterious, and their secrets are known only to the elves' true High Elves. Morinda smiled helplessly, "According to the history of the orcs, more than three hundred years ago, our coalition army actually did not defeat the elves, but suffered successive defeats... Later, it was because Grand Duke Patved persuaded a group of half-elves that the elven kingdom suddenly failed and retreated to the Naryn Forest. ”

"This is also recorded in the history of the goblins, and the empire wants to have relevant documents to record such words. Petdy suppressed his interest in historical inquiry, looked at Hanina and asked, "The current Suke Plain must be chaotic, right?" he subconsciously remembered her sister Penny, who had not written to him for a long time, and the letter he sent did not respond.

Baron Hanina nodded, with a heartache and helpless expression on her face, "Except for the temporary regime formed by Her Royal Highness Penny in Suke City, which maintains law and order in the extreme surroundings of Suke City, the rest of the place is like going back to the tribal wars of ancient times... Noble forces, bandits, and mercenary groups in various places each control a territory and attack each other!"

"The stability that our ancestors had gained over hundreds of years was shattered in just three years. Sheila Marne's quiet assessment.

Peidi fell silent when he heard this, he had lived in the imperial capital for more than ten years, and as his second home, he had many memories in the Suke Plains. Hanina's words made his mind subconsciously begin to think of the beautiful places of the Suk Plains in a sea of fire.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about the chaos in the Suke Plain, and now the issue we need to consider is Klan City. Morinda interrupted Pedi's wandering thoughts, "Tomorrow we will have a formal meeting with the envoys of various countries... I'm sure they must have gotten the relevant information by this time, so we need to determine our attitude towards the war at Crane City before the talks begin. ”

"So, what do you think?" said Pedi, looking at Morinda.

"For our kingdom itself, it is in the best interest of the Shikan-Silver Axe and the Elven Alliance to maintain a state of war, and if the Shikan-Silver Axe and the Elves reach a reconciliation and join the Klan Territory Alliance, it will be an extremely fatal blow to us. Morinda calmly analyzed: "I believe that Shikan-Silver Axe also knows this, which is why he dares to declare war on the Crane City Alliance at this time, because he knows that we can only support him in this war." ”

"In other words, we didn't have a choice from the start. Pedi leaned back in his office chair, smoking a cigar with a "chirp" in his mouth, and from his expression, he didn't feel the slightest dissatisfaction or surprise at this, he looked at the dark ceiling, "Shikan-Silver Axe definitely doesn't want us to be thugs for nothing." ”

"Of course not, he will prescribe certain conditions that will appeal to us. Morinda said: "For example, the formation of a league similar to the current Klan City Alliance. ”

"I'm not that stupid. Pedi shook his head, "Establish an alliance with Shikan-Silveraxe to form a Klan Collar Alliance, and we will be swallowed so that we can't even find a bone... I'm more concerned about practical things, such as the right to mine certain minerals in the Western Continent!" With that, Pei Di stood up, he looked at Morinda, "Tomorrow, you go talk to them..."

He said as he walked towards the door, and when he opened the door, he turned back and said, "I support Shikan-Silveraxe, but he has to pay some price... However, we only meddle in the affairs of Crane City, and in the name of the Union Circle. He looked at Sirah-Marne, "The Cabinet worked out a draft overnight, and I need to see it tomorrow morning at half past seven." ”